Mads Langer Delivers some “Lightning” we can Enjoy

“The music video for ‘Lightning’ is a tribute to the kiss, to diversity, inclusivity and free love,” explains Langer.

“My friend and very talented actor, Alex Høgh Andersen, plays the main character in the video.” “I’m so proud of the result and all the beautiful people in it!” he continues. “Mostly I’m proud of those of my friends and those from my family and everyone who have the courage to stand up for who they are and for who they love even though they don’t fit into the heteronormative box. A box that some people mistakingly think is the only box that true love can fit into. This is most of all a tribute to those who live in places and communities where they are not allowed to be who they are. Love is love.”

“’Lightning’ is a song about feeling recognized on a deeper level,” Langer explains about the lyrics behind the track. “It’s about that moment when you realize that you have met someone special and that you feel that same thing at the same time…that magic thing that you can’t put into words. I guess this song is about those moments of recognition because, to me, it truly feels like getting struck by lightning in the best possible way. So hopefully people can think of those moments when they listen to this song.”

Hailing from Denmark (the land of hygge, Lego and the Raveonettes) Langer was raised on a heady diet of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Rickie Lee Jones before joining a Rage Against the Machine cover band before embarking on a solo career that Allmusic likened to Jeff Buckley and Thom Yorke. His fans know him best for his acoustic cover of Olive’s “You’re Not Alone,” with nearly 4 million views on YouTube, and the four albums and two EPs he released on SONY in just seven years as well as his work with Jamie Hartman (Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris) and Ethan Allen (Ben Harper).  He has amassed over 38 million total Spotify streams and has more than 438,000 monthly Spotify listeners and, in May 2020, Langer became the first artist to hold a drive-in concert during the pandemic: